Nice to meet you! I'm Chris and I'm from California. I'm a 33 year-old product manager and entrepreneur with a software development background. I consider myself a clean, considerate, and responsible person.

I'm a second generation Chinese-American born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area (California, USA). My mother is originally from Taiwan, my father from Hong Kong; they immigrated to the US in the 1960's.

In 2008 I moved to Shanghai, China to pursue a new career and learn about my Chinese heritage. I spend half my time there and half my time in California.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I recently backpacked for 2.5 months through Southeast Asia and the humbling experiences I had there inspired me to become more active on Couchsurfing.

Though I opened a Couchsurfing account years back, I consider myself new to the Couchsurfing community.

I love Couchsurfing's mission and hope to contribute to it directly as both a host and a guest.

Interests

Traveling, health, fitness, meditation, self improvement, photography, eating delicious food, learning Chinese.

• photography
• dining
• fitness
• exercise
• dieting
• running
• meditation
• technology
• traveling
• entrepreneurship
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Everything from classical to electronic to hip hop to Chinese opera. I played the cello for over 12 years.

Movies: A few favorites are Inception, This is the End, Mud, Good Will Hunting, Heat, Crash.

Books I've read recently and loved: The Road Less Traveled, the Little Prince, Siddhartha

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2007, I founded a non-profit organization named Project Possibility whose mission is to inspire engineers to develop free technology for persons with disabilities. I am humbled that it still continues to run today without my involvement.

Teach, Learn, Share

Having been based in China for 7 years, I'm happy to share about China and the process of learning Chinese. I'm also happy to share about my experiences in practicing meditation, diet and exercise.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States